It’s the summer of 1879, and Annie Fuller, a young San Francisco widow, is in trouble. Annie’s husband squandered her fortune before committing suicide five years earlier, and one of his creditors is now threatening to take the boardinghouse she owns to pay off a debt.
Annie Fuller also has a secret. She supplements her income by giving domestic and business advice as Madam Sibyl, one of San … of San Francisco’s most exclusive clairvoyants, and one of Madam Sibyl’s clients, Matthew Voss, has died. The police believe his death was suicide brought upon by bankruptcy, but Annie believes Voss has been murdered and that his assets have been stolen.
Nate Dawson has a problem. As the Voss family lawyer, he would love to believe that Matthew Voss didn’t leave his grieving family destitute. But that would mean working with Annie Fuller, a woman who alternatively attracts and infuriates him as she shatters every notion he ever had of proper ladylike behavior.
Sparks fly as Anne and Nate pursue the truth about the murder of Matthew Voss in this light-hearted, cozy historical mystery set in the foggy gas-lit world of Victorian San Francisco.
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interesting characters and setting.I’ll read more by Locke, surely. I did enjoy this one
Annie and her boarders are adorable characters.
Excellent look at San Francisco in the early days of women’s rights….. which is to say, they didn’t have many!
could not get into it at all
Definitely a cozy. I loved the characters and the mystery itself was well thought out and kept you guessing. The end wrap up was a bit fast, i thought it could have been drawn out a little more, but it definitely ended the way you wanted it to and was a very enjoyable read. If you like cozy mysteries i would recommend this one!
I fell in love with Annie, Ned and all the other characters in the whole series as they tackled one mystery after the next in 1890s San Francisco! Fun!!!
Enjoyed. Love the series. Can’t wait to read the next.
I love all her Victorian books!!
Excellent characters and very interesting historical details